Bracket for a turret standpipe



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BRACKET FOR 'FURRET STANDFIPE Original Filed March 5, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 18, i934 i e e n 'e u u e UNITED STATES Perrr'rl'r BRACKET FOR A TURRE'I.1 STANDPIPE John T. Corley, Providence, R. I., assignor to J. M. Baker Pattern Company, Inc., Providence, i R. I., a corporation of Rhode Island Application Maron 5,1929, serial No'. '344,337 H Renewed May 26, 1933 1o claims.. (o1. 29o-73)" This application is a continuation in, part of a flat surface as illustrated inthe precedingfig-v copending application Serial No. 240,293, led ures. l 'n y December 15, 1927, which matured into Patent Fig. 15 is a side elevation of a detail'showing V No. 1,738,421, granted December 3, 1929. Y the cooperating part `for securing the bracket to 5 This invention relates toa mounting for a the post 'illustrated in Fig. 14. n portable turret standpipe; and has for its object In the manipulation'of a turret standpipe for to provide a bracket support for the standpipe, fighting' res,'it `is found of advantage to prowliich bracket may be secured to-a flat or plain vide a supportfor the standpipe so that the nozsurface or to a post or other cylindrical construcz'le may be manipulated to direct the stream of l tion as may be convenient. Water, and Ihave provided a bracket which may 10 v A further `object of the invention is to probe supported either on a plain surface, such as vide a bracket with cooperating -portions between f on. the side of aiire truck, or on a plain board, the' portable standpipe and the bracket so' that or if desired the bracket may be supported upon m the standpipe may be easily and lquickly posia cylindrical standard .such as a lamp post or ltioned and held secure in the bracket and yet be pipe vor the like which is often found upon the 15 easily and quickly removed therefrom. roofsof riniildings or adjacent the vicinity of the With these and other objects' in View, the infire, andi" have formed a bracket with a concaved vention consists of certain novel lfeaturesfof con- TBCESSIDBWBGH spaced SB'D S0 that a FOS'S 01 Pipe struction, as will beernore fully described, and may be received in thisrecess or the feet may be 2b particularly pointed out in the appended claims. bolted' to a plain 'Slilfae' J60 rigidly Support the 20 In the accompanying drawings: bracket with its parts in the desired spaced rei Fig'. lis a top plan view of a turret standpipe lation to recevethe turret standpipe which has mounted in the bracket, thetwo parts 0f which cooperatingportions formed thereon to hold itin are secured to aconvenientrboard or plato i the 'desired position in the bracket Whichportions a5 Fig. '2 is a sideel'evation of` the construction are socorstructed thatthe standpipe may be re- 25 shown in Fig. 1. f v f leased, taken from the bracket and movedabout Fig. 3 is :a sectional view on line V3-"-3 of Fig. 1. from place to'plaoe as desired. f i

Fig. '4 isa perspective view of one .part of the With referelle t0 the drawings, lfdesgnates bracket, i f the body oi the turret standpipe, which has so- 23o Fig. ais e. perspective view of another part of called Siamese inlet openings at `one end con- 3o f the braoketboth of which in use are secured to Sistinefof threevhose pipe connections 17, 18 and some adjacent parts to'cause'them to function 'to- 19 While the 'Opposite endOf the bOdy iS turned gether. y upwardly as at 20 to which endv a head. 21 is Fig'. `6 `is a sectional viewv 'on substantially line swivelly secured having the usual Y-orm with'a tion of the turret standpipe shown in its relation member 23. A shut 4ofi valve 24 is located in to this part of the bracket. the member 23 and provided with a handle mem- Fig. `'l is a topplanview of a modified conber 25 for manual manipulation. f struction of bracket with the turret standpipe A pair of legs 26 project from the body adja- 40 mounted therein. centits inlet end with spurs 27 at their ends While 40 Fig. 8 isaside elevation thereof. each leg has an opening 2S therein to 'receive a Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the turretstandpin or the like onthe bracket. A front plate pipe shown in Fig. 7, removed from the bracket. with a hole 31 therein is located adjacent'the Fig. 10 is aperspective View of the bracket. opposite or outletend of the body for cooperalo Fig. 11 is a sectional view thru the turret standtion with the bracket and a pair vof` arms 32 are 45 pipe showing its relation to one .part of the pivotally mounted by a pin 33"`froin theend of bracket. y which project legs `29 with spurs 29d thereon. Fig. 12 is an elevation partly in section thru The turret Standpi'pe thus formed is supported the other part of the bracket in a bracket kconsisting of ka part 35 Vfor the'ioiet 35 6-6 ofFig. 5 thru the spring pin with the pornozzle 22 secured thereto thru the connecting 35` Bil Fig. 13 is a fragmental top plan view showing a end of the standpipe and a part 36 `for engage- .50,

modified construction with a clamp portion of the ment adjacent the Outlet 'end thereof both 0f bracket secured to a different portion of ther wliicnare secured tothe saine support# i standpipe. The bracket part 35 has a pair of pins or de- Fig. 14 is a side elevation showing the bracket tents 37 extending therefrom which arereceived as secured to a pipe or post as distinguished from in they openings 28y in the legs 26 of the stand- 5k pipe to support and hold this portion in engagement therewith. The other part of the bracket, 36, is provided with spaced portions 38 having recesses 39 to receive the spurs 29a of the body, and a ledge 40 to receive the under surface of the front plate which is held in engagement with the body by a pin 42 slidably mounted in a cylindrical extension 41 to extend into the opening 3l on the body. This pin has an abutment 43 against which spring 44 acts to force it into said opening with a handle 45 for withdrawing it from engagement with the hole 31 to permit removal of the portable standpipe when desired.

It will be apparent that in positioning the standpipe in the bracket the openings 28 are first placed over pins 37 and the forward part of the bracket swung or dropped down onto the ledge at the same time withdrawing the pin after which the pin may be released to be forced by the spring into the opening 31 and hold the standpipein position.

In the modifications shown a different `construction of standpipe is provided which has a pair of Siamese inlet openings 46 and 47 at one end of the body while the Y-head is swiveled by a suitable connection 48 to the other end of the body to revolve about an axis in line therewith.

The legs 26 are provided on this modification with spurs 27 as before, and receive the pins 37 on one part 49 of a slightly modied form of bracket from that shown in Fig. 4.

The outlet end of the pipe, however, being differently shaped than that shown in` Figs. 1 to 3, is clamped in the bracket part 50 by means of a split band having its upper half 51 hinged as at 52 to swing over a suitable cylindrical portion 53 of the body and be locked in this portion by means of the pin 54 and oblong head 55 and handle 56. The standpipe is thus secured in this position while permitting the head 21 to have a bearing and to swivel while secured in the bracket to vary the stream of water as desired.

In some instances, however, the bracket part 50 may be so positioned as to clamp the body 16 inwardly from the swivel head 48 as illustrated in Fig. 13, in which case the clamp may be formed sufliciently tight so that a bearing need not be formed for the swivel of the head21 in the bracket.

It is of course understood that where swiveling takes place that the cylindrical surface 53 will be finished in order to facilitate the rotation or swivel action of the head of the turret standpipe.

The brackets which I have illustrated each has its parts 35, 36 and 49, 50 so constructed as to form a pair of spaced feet 57, 58 and 59, 60 separated by an arc-shaped recess capable of receiving a lamp post, pipe or other suitable cylindrical support 61, as illustrated in Fig. 14, to which it may be clamped by the part 62 and suitable bolts 63 to support the turret standpipe in a vertical position.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, pins 64 are provided in the front plate 30, each of the same general construction as the pin shown in Figure 6, the ends of these pins (not shown) cooperating with spaced openings 65 in quadrants 66 secured to or integral with the legs 32, to releasably lock the legs in both folded and unfolded position.

It will be apparent that I have provided a bracket for a portable turret standpipe which has certain portions thereon to cooperate with the bracket such that the standpipe may be easily and quickly positioned onor removed from the bracket as desired and yet may be manipulated by a rotary movement of its swivel head and the nozzle in the head while in clamped position in the bracket.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a re fighting apparatus, in combination, a turret standpipe for nre hose, a supporting bracket having spaced portions, cooperating recess and detent means respectively positioned on said standpipe and one portion of said bracket for mounting the standpipe thereon, and means on the other bracket portion for releasably locking said cooperating means in engagement.

2. In a fire ghting apparatus, in combination, a turret standpipe for fire hose, a supporting bracket having spaced portions, cooperating recess and detent means respectively positioned on said standpipe and on one portion of said bracket for mounting the standpipe thereon, and means on the other bracket portion for releasably locking said cooperating means in engagement, said bracket portions having spaced feet with arcshaped recesses between whereby the bracket may be supported on a plain surface or on a curved post or pipe.

3. In combination, a turret standpipe having a portion projecting therefrom with an opening therein, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, a pin extending from one part to extend into said opening, and the other part having means to engage a remote portion of said standpipe to lock the projecting portion in engagement with said pin.

4. In combination, a turret standpipe having spaced portions projecting therefrom with openings therein, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, pins extending from one part to extend into said openings in said portions, and means on the other part to engage a remote portion of said standpipe to lock the projecting portions in engagement with said pins.

5. In combination, a turret standpipe having a portion projecting therefrom with openings therein, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, pins extending from one part to extend into said openings, and means on the other part to engage a remote portion of said standpipe to lock the projecting portion in engagement with said pins, said bracket parts having spaced feet with arc-shaped portions between Whereby the bracket may be supported on a plain surface or on a curved post or pipe,

6. In combination, a turret standpipe having spaced portions projecting therefrom with openings therein, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, pins extending from one part to extend into said openings in said portions, the other part having a rest for a remote portion of said standpipe, and a resilient detent on said other part for engaging said standpipe to lock said spaced portions in said bracket.

7. In combination with a turret standpipe having portions projecting therefrom with openings therein and spaced spurs positioned at a point remote therefrom, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, spaced pins extending from one part of said bracket to extend into said openings, the other part having recesses to receive said spurs, and means to hold said standpipe in engagement with said bracket.

8. In combination with a turret standpipe having portions projecting therefrom with openings therein and spaced spurs positioned at a point remote therefrom, a bracket mounting therefor comprising spaced parts, spaced pins extending from one part to extend intosaid openings, the other part having recesses to receive said spurs, said standpipe having an additional opening and a resiliently mounted pin to engage said additional opening to lock the standpipe in engagement with said bracket.

9. In a re ghting apparatus, a bracket support, a pipe having a horizontal branchto rest on said bracket and an elbow, a nozzle mounted on the elbow, collapsible legs carried by said pipe having an unfolded position such that when said pipe is placed with its horizontal branch on the ground they serve in cooperation therewith to hold said elbow upright, means for retaining said legs in folded position, said legs having a portion which bears on the ground when the `pipe is removed from the bracket support and on said support when the pipe is positioned thereon and quick detachable clamping means for securing .said pipe to its support.

10. In a fire fighting apparatus, a bracket support, a pipe having a horizontal branch to rest on said bracket and an elbow, a nozzle mounted on the elbow, gate-like legs pivoted at one end to the pipe adjacent said elbow and adapted to be swung outwardly therefrom to unfolded posi- JOHN T. CORLEY.

ktion such that when said pipe is placed with its 

